Feb. 16, 2000
LEXINGTON, Kty. – The Kentucky men’s tennis team won its first SEC match of the season against Arkansas, 5-2. Carlos Drada, No. 11 in the nation, earned his first win of the dual match season, beating Henrik Tofft in three sets, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, at the No. 2 position. The Cats are now 3-2 (1-0 SEC).
The Cats won two of the three doubles matches with the No. 1 match being suspended after Kentucky won the point.
In singles action, Kentucky won four of the six matches. Playing at the No. 1 position, Kentucky’s Johan Hesoun, ranked No. 45 nationally, fell to No. 9 Oskar Johansson in two straight sets, 7-6, 6-2. The Cats only other loss came at the No. 6 position when UK’s Reven Stephens lost to Eduardo Pacheco, 7-6, 2-6, 10-6.
The Cats will see their next action when the face #8 UCLA on Feb. 22 in Louisville, Ky.
AGATE:
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#9 Oskar Johansson, UA def. #45 Johan Hesoun, UK |
7-6, 6-2 |
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#11 Carlos Drada, UK def. Henrik Tofft, UA |
5-7, 6-2, 6-4 |
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Johan Grunditz, UK def. Tiago Azevedo, UA |
6-2, 6-7, 6-1 |
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Gustav Pousette, UK def. Aleksey Bubis, UA |
6-3, 6-2 |
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Edo Bawono, UK def. Magnus Kullenberg, UA |
6-3, 6-2 |
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Educardo Pacheco, UA def. Reven Stephens, UK |
7-6, 2-6, 10-6 |
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Bawono/Grunditz, UK leading John Deaton/Tofft, UA |
7-4, suspended |
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Hesoun/Pousette, UK def. Chris Campbell/Pacheco, UA |
8-3 |
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Drada/Stephens, UK def. Bubis/Johansson, UA |
8-6 |
